Gun-lock.



' M. TAYLOR GUN LOCK. APPLICATION FILED APB-.26, 1909. v

955,01 5. Patented Apr; 12, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

GUN-LOCK.

I-atented Apr. 12,, 1910.

Application filed April 26, 1909. Serial No. 492.213.

. To, all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, MARION TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Solidan', in the" county of Mecklenburg and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements inGun-Locksg and I do declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it apperlains to make and use thesame.

Phis invention relates to improvements in gun locks. i I

The object of the invention is to provide a gun loclthaving an improvedconstruction of self cocking firing mechanism comprisin g a rotarytrigger adapted to bea'opeatedl)" operated and having means tosuccessively engageand oporatedhe hammer or hammers of the gun.

A further object is to. provide a safety mechanism to prevent the casualoperation of the trigger and accidental discharge of the gun.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsectional View of a portion-of a double barrel gun, showing theapplication of'my improved firing mechanism; Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional view of the same; Fig. 3 isa vertical cross secupon a pivotpin or bolt 5.

tional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In the accompanyingdrawing, wherein the invention is shown as applied toa doublebarrel shot-gum 1- denotcsthc gun stock, 2 denotes the lockchamber and 3 denotes the breech of the gun. Arranged 1n the breech 3are the usual ,firing pins 1 and in the lock chamber 2, immediately inrear of the breech 3, is arrangedthe firing hammer or hammers 4, saidhammers being pivotallymounted Thehammers are held apart. andinoperative position to engage'the firing pins bynieans of a sleeve 6arranged on said pin or bolt, as, shown.

-'l he hammers are provided with rearwardly projecting trip lugs 7adapted to be engaged y a trigger mechanism hereinafter described. i l

Suitably arranged and secured at one end in the lock chamber are liamneroperating anism, will be projected into forcible ell-- gagement withthe firing pins to cause the latter to explode the cartridges in thegun.

Revolubly mounted on a pivot pin or bolt 10 in the lock chamber 2 is arotary trigger 11 comprising a plurality of radially jecting slightlycurved finger engaging ugs or trigger-s12 which project through asuitable slot or aperture in the bottom of the lock casing and areprotected bya suitable guard 13 arranged on the lower side ofv the lockchamber, as shown. l ixedlyjmounted on 'the opposite sides of the rotarytrigger 1-1 are star wheels 14, said .wheels being preferablyintegralwith'the trigger. The radially projecting points of the star wheel onone side of the trigger, are disposed in a plane midway between thepoints of the wheel on the opposite side of the trigger whereby when thetrigger is revolved, the points of the opposite starwhcels Will en'-gage the trip lugs 7 of first one hammer and then the other so that thebarrels of the gun will be alternately fired.

In order to prevent a retrograde movement of the trigger, I-provide a sring pawl 15 having in its upper end a note 1 16 which is arranged inposition to engage the point of each trigger orfinger lug 12, as itpasses the pawl in its upward -movement thereby preventing a reversemovement of the trig.- ger; In addition -to the pawl 15,1 preferablyprovide a'safet-y device whereby the trigger may be held or lockedagainst movement, said safety device comprising a stop plate 17 which isslidably mounted on the underside of the upper plate of-the lockout of,the path ofmovement of the trigger or finger lugs 12- whereby, when thelate is in'operative'position, the trig er wil be held against rotationin a forwarc direction, said trigger being also held against'move mentin a reverse direction by the pawl 15, as hereinbefore described.

A firing mechanism constructed in -accorrlthereby projected or retractedinto and ance with my invention may be employed in connection withsingie or double barrel guns and is shown in-thepresent instance as eingapplied to the latter form of guni By means of my improved triggermechanism, when applied to a double arrel'gun, the annoyance occasionedby the pulling of the wrong'trigger, as frequently occurs in connectionwith double trigger guns, is ent-irely obviated as the mechanism isalways in positionfor operating the proper hammer at the proper time.

From the foregoing description, taken in" connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be. readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle orsacrificing an of the advantages of the invention, as de ned inthe-appended claims. Having thus described my invention, What 'Iclaimis: '1'. In'a firing mechanism for guns, a lock chamber, a pivot bolt insaid chamber, spring projected hammers pivotally mounted on said boltand concealed Within said chamber,

position, trip trig er rev 1 of t e trip logs on said. hammers,.a springpawl adapted toengage said finger lugs to hold saidtrigger against-retrograde movement, and means to lock the trigger against operation.

2. In a firing mechanism for guns, a lock chamber, hammers operativelymounted and concealed in said chamber, arotary trigger, means'hn saidtrigger to successively engage and trip first one and then the other ofsaid hammers, means to hold said trig er against retrograde movement, asafety evice, said device comprising a plate slidably mountedoperatively connected to said plate whereby the same is shifted into andout of the path of movement of said trigger.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntn set my hand in presence of twosubscriding witnesses.

Witnesses: i

E. EDMONSTON, J12,

so a sleeve to hold saidhammers in operative C. E. HUNT.

star Wheels on theoppositesides of said trigger, said wheels havingtheir points arran ed to engage first one and then the other insaid lockchamber, and a thumb piece MARION Tarpon,

